CC Minutes - 04/14/10 Work Session

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provide information about the number of miles of unimproved roads in Eugene and what it would cost to do a two - inch overlay on all such roads. Mr. Corey indicated he could provide that information, although he did not think the council would want to take that approach given the other options that existed. He said as a result of the enhanced pothole program, the City had made some progress in that regard at minimal cost. He hoped to be able to continue that in the future. Mr. Clark said while it was true the council had always felt those living on unimproved roads were responsible for the costs of improving their streets, he thought the City also had some responsibility because it had assumed responsibility for such streets from the County without having a plan to improve them. He wanted to see such a plan for bringing unimproved roads to improved status, pointing out there were large potholes in many well - traveled roads. Mr. Corey suggested the council committee charged to review street assessments might take up the topic. Acknowledging that it might take a while before such streets could be brought to ideal standards, Mayor Piercy suggested that Mr. Corey be prepared to discuss what kind of strategy the City could employ in such an effort. Speaking to Mr. Clark's request about what an overlay approach would look like, Ms. Ortiz asked Mr. Corey to take a tiered approach to that subject using different levels of improvements, for example, gravel versus asphalt. At the request of Mr. Zelenka, Mr. Corey discussed the range of improvements completed on Riverview Avenue. Mr. Zelenka asked when the City chose concrete over asphalt. Mr. Corey said that construction of a new concrete street was significantly more expensive up front although maintenance costs were less. Asphalt was the maintenance material of choice for existing asphalt streets. He acknowledged the tradeoffs involved. He said that Springfield had a favorable experience with concrete streets, but Eugene was trying to stretch its limited resources as far as possible while continuing to look for opportunities where a large investment made sense. Mr. Zelenka asked about a pothole patrol. Mr. Corey did not anticipate a dedicated crew but the response would be the same. Residents could call 682 -4800 to report pot holes or visit the Public works Department home page. Mr. Pryor believed the council discussion was pointing toward an additional, more robust council discussion of future options, including different street types and what treatment they warrant. Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jon Ruiz, City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES —City Council April 14, 201 o Page 5 Work Session